Twisted
The adventurers of Disney tales
Angela Lewis
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Chapter 5: The Pride Lands
The sun rose up high in the sky and the jungle was misty and damp. The trees were green and the soil was wet from the morning dew. The sun covering the world
and animals calling out to wake up their brethren. The sun creped into the tree house where drops of water seeping through the cracks of the ceiling dropped into
Philby's mouth when he yawned and then choking on the drop of swampy misty rainforest water slithering down his dry throat. " Are you ok Philby?" Asked Jane
trying to hold back her laughter like the rest of them. Tarzan rolled his eyes and walked in on this crazy situation, he walked in slowly and snuck up behind Philby.
"Are we having a problem huh?" Philby jumped out of his skin when he noticed that Tarzan was behind him. "We should leave now.
What ever the next world would be they probably have some water to wash in. I will tell you I noticed a huge door in the middle of the waterfall. It had a huge key
hole in it and it was clear…like…see through door!" What the group heard was shocking and couldn't believe what Tarzan told them. "So where is this door?" Jane
asked. Tarzan looked up at the ceiling and sighed deeply. He then looked at everyone in the room who where eager to know what he was going to say next. "Well…
it's uh…half way deeper in the jungle. We'll make by sun down."
Everybody looked at their feet and remembered what Tarzan said so if they complained, it'll probably be their last. They packed the things they had and began to
walk in the jungle. Cutting leaves and breaking branches, they were ready to breakdown and cry because it was a long way. When they finally got to the door in the
middle of the waterfall. It was huge and they didn't know how they could even get in because there wasn't a knob just a huge keyhole. Finn looked carefully at the
keyhole and then remembered the day they first saw the keyblade in Tarzan's hand.
"Tarzan, maybe we should walk up to the keyhole." He said but Tarzan looked at him in a funny way. "And do what?" Then he realized where Finn was going with
this idea of his. So Tarzan walked up to the keyhole and the rest followed him form behind. With a wave of his hand, his keyblade came out of his hand where it
rested for the in tire time. He raised his keyblade to aim at the keyhole and they began to float in the air to the keyhole. The keyhole began to glow and the group
where sucked into the keyhole. They began to float into mid air again as they did when they first came to Kingdom hearts. Only this time Tarzan and Jane were
there and the fact that it was all black, they began to fall and the darkness turned into light then everything went black.
There they where sleeping in the savannas of Africa. Tarzan and the rest of them were unconscious and didn't move a muscle, and then Jane saw a mandrill looking
her close in the face. He just stared at her and she stared back. "Who are you?" She asked the mandrill still looked at her funny with a wide grin on his face. He
pulled out his staff and a smashed Jane in the head hard waking everybody else who was unconscious. They all looked at this mandrill like he was out of his mind.
"Correction, the question is who are you?" he said, "Who the hell is whack job?" Tarzan said rubbing his head, then he got hit in the head with the staff. "OW! What
the hell you crazy monkey!" All the mandrill did was laughed in his face, suddenly he heard a sound in the distance and stopped their noise quickly. "Shhhhhh, be
quiet! You are being watched by eyes in the grass, dey neva lie. Stay down low to de floor. I will see you again when you are ready to learn.
Find the African beauty with blue eyes. She will help you." Then he left with a swift move of his legs. They finally got up from where they where laying and realized
where they where. " Um so…we're not in Kansas anymore are we Toto?" "Shut up Charlene!" They all said. "Anyway what was that all about? What did that baboon
mean look for an African beauty with blue eyes?" They then heard African chants of young lionesses singing. They were to the grassy floor of the savannas and
growled low. One of the lionesses spotted the group and told the others to follow.
They proceed to the area creeping slow and steady while the group stood there like frozen statues looking at the lionesses in curiosity. Then the lioness stared to
sprint as fast as possible. The group finally realizes that they were delicious lunch! " OH HELL! RUN!" Tarzan yelled and ran for it. Tarzan trying to lead the lionesses
off track was soon captured back to back with Jane and the rest pined down easily. The leading lioness slowly turned from human into an African beautiful young
lady. She was pale in the cheeks as in her lioness form and she had sky blue eyes and rosy red lips. She had dots above both of her brows and down the bridge of her
nose. Long collar around her neck and huge hoop earrings, she had cornrows with colorful beads and shells in them and laced strings tied at the end with blue and
red feathers. She wore a tube top with a beaded corset and a long skirt cut on both side up to her thighs and laced old leather beaded sandals. She had a stern look
on her face and stared to speak Swahili to her lunch. "Wewe unaitwaje?" The young woman said. They all cocked their heads to the side and looked in confusion.
Philby turned his head to Tarzan and looked up at him. "I think she is speaking her native language." "Yeah I know that genius! My problem is do she speak
English." Tarzan said as her looked at the human lioness cautiously in the eyes. "Maybe she can. Uh…excuse me? .speak…English?" Finn asked. All she did was tilted
her head quickly and slightly but quickly jerked her head towards the other lionesses who looked at them oddly then turned back to Tarzan and the rest. "…Yes…"
she said and the group finally felt they where going to be spared. Now it was Jane's turn to be brave and ask the next question. "What is your name?" "My name…
is…Nala," She said in a daze then she realized who she was talking to and started to point her keyblade African spear at Jane's throat and the other lionesses copied
Nala.
Tarzan noticed that she had a special keyblade as well and at that moment Tarzan had an idea. "Wait! Nala! Please we're on your side." "There are no outsiders! You
are in pride land territory! Get out of here or I'll kill you myself!" Tarzan walked to her slowly and got down low humbly on his hands and knuckles like an ape and
how he would do when he was at home. Nala saw this and lifted her head up slightly looking down at the young man. He then showed her his keyblade and then
Jane followed and showed hers. Nala's eyes opened wide "I…thought I was the only one who carried the gift yet the curse besides my only friend." "What happen to
your friend?" Willa asked. Nala looked with sorrowful eyes and tears falling form her eyes. "He's dead. Or so I think."
They all bowed their heads for pity on her. "What happen to him if I may ask." Nala looked at Willa " He was the prince of this place." She started and then pointed
to a huge rock the size of a castle that was showered by a dark black aura and every thing around it was dead and dry. "You see that is our home where all the
lionesses and the king and my dearest friend lived." They all popped their heads up after hearing the word "King." She knew why the reacted that way and quickly
responded. "No, No not that king although I wish to see what he looks like. Still the uncle of my friend killed his father for power and told my friend to run away and
never return. Then he send his hyenas on him to kill him and that was to last time I saw him all I found was his tribal prince headpiece." " That is so sad!" Charlene
said in tears. Nala looked down at the grassy savanna floor. It was silent for awhile and no one spoke a word. In that time Nala sent the other lionesses home a
guard what was left of the pride lands and the she began again.
"The pride lands is a sacred place of happiness and a loyal pride. When the uncle, Scar took over, he destroyed everything that was food and water. Made the land dry
and abuse my friend's mother and tried to mate with me. So I ran away form their searching for help and those other lionesses are helping me but they must stay
at home while I look farther out in the savannas." Tarzan looked up and had another idea. "What if he's not dead." He said softly looking at her. They all looked at
him with confusion, searching for an answer in his face and his own words. "Yeah I know it's crazy to think like that but I can feel it in my blood that he's alive.
Besides we need more recruits like you that share the same power as me and Jane." Before Nala could say something, they all heard laughter and looked behind
them and saw the Mandrill again.
"You are all crazy!" "No you're the crazy one you stupid monkey!" Maybeck hissed. Nala punched him in the arm and gave him a nasty look. "OW! What was that
for!" he screamed. "Show some respect towards Rafiki or he'll smash your head open!" Jane remembering the first encounter with him started to make a bitter face
and rubbed her head. "Yeah it's kinda to late for introductions! Don't you think?" Rafiki shook his head in disappointment "You all come! Rafiki will show you de
way!" And with that, he ran off into the bushes for them to follow.
They ran after him and on the way ran into branches, noticeable roots, leaves and vines. He lead them to a pond in a dark cave and then pointed at the reflection of
Nala. "Look you and him are one with each other look hard…he is alive" Rafiki said as she looked down and saw her friend as a cub lying on the cracked desert floor.
She opened her eyes wide and ran back to the savanna as quick as possible. They all ran after her and Jane called out to her a then finally grabbed her arm and out
of breath. "Wait…wait, what's the rush what did you see?" "Tarzan you were right at least I think so…" She then pause and looked down the continued on "I…saw
him as a child on the desert floor…I got to find him if this is true what Rafiki said." "What the crazy old monkey?" Maybeck said then Charlene elbowed him hard in
the arm to tell him to cut out his attitude. "I will go with you all. Though I need to find him without him how can we overthrow his evil uncle? By the way, what
mission are you on anyway?" "Look, I understand your dilemma that's why we are here to help. And well we are the Kingdom Keepers. To make long story short, we
need all the help we can get from other keybladers who have the same power like you, Jane, and Tarzan. So will you stay with us?" Willa asked in a small voice.
Nala looked at them and then looked down at the floor. Nala sighed and gave her answer. "Alright fine, I'll go just do what I asked for and if he is alive he must come
with us deal?" "Deal." They all said. "Good. Now lets get out of here cause I'm not just the only predator out here. We will leave tomorrow." And with that they
headed for shelter, she took them to a hut that was near the pride land rock. Then late at night she started to hunt again to get her mind off this whole thing that
happen earlier. She looked up at the stars and hope this wasn't all a waste of energy. "Mufasa I know you can hear me or at least I hope you can but, please guide
me and help me find your son the rightful king of the pride lands."
The next morning, they all head out toward the desert to find Nala's lost friend. They traveled far and wide and wondered into a familiar place that struck Nala in
fear. "Oh my god." She whispered, "We should not be here!" As she said this, her teeth started to show and gave a low growl. They all went behind Nala and Tarzan
so they could take the lead. They both came to a screeching halt when they saw the giant elephant skull in front of them. All were shaking accepted for Tarzan and
Nala who stood firm. They started to hear laughter and saw three hyenas come out where the eyes of the elephant were suppose to be. " Well isn't this cute! The lil
pale lioness has a human form!" the female hyena said. The other one stated laughing like he was insane "Heh I wonder if she and her lil friends tastes good now
that Mufasa is dead!" The male laughed and from behind Jane was creeping slow in back of Nala. "W-who are this guys?" She whispered quietly. Nala stared to growl
again because they were in real trouble and she knew if they didn't leave now they were good as dead like her friend. "They are the uncle's henchmen. The female is
Shenzi, the male that not laughing like an insane is Banzai and lastly the stupid insane one is Ed. They will kill us if we don't leave now." As she said this her sharp
nails showed meaning that she was ready to fight. "How do you know them?" Philby asked. Nala looked at him like he was crazy.
As if she would have an interesting conversation with these kids while they were about to get thrown in a boiling pot and eaten alive, to heck with that! "Look right
now we are in danger this is not the right time to sit down and talk about who we are to these insane maniacs who are ambitious to eat and kill us!" As she said this
they head charging towards them with all they're might. Tarzan jumped up in the air landing on Banzai's head. "Oh you wanna pick a fight with me lil boy!" He
screamed, "Bring it asshole!" Tarzan roared right back. They began to fight and the first thing Banzai did was head for Tarazn's eyes and scratch them out. Shenzi
was chasing Nala and she was on her tail. Nala roared and clawed at her cheek and head towards the others who were hiding from the last hyena, Ed. Jane did all
she could do but it wasn't working, then from behind out comes a group a heartless grabbing and tugging at her hair and limbs. The kids stood in horror not knowing
what to do but Willa who grabbed a large bone a beat some of the heartless in the face then turned into puff of smoke. Maybeck stated to tug and pull Jane out while
Willa continued to beat the rest of them down to the ground.
Tarzan was shaken up but continued to fight with all his might punching him in the face and threw his keyblade to the side because he only wanted to use his
hands. Banzai turned into his human form and they whaled on each other hard. Banzai threw sand in Tarzan's eyes the quickly picked up a huge rock and threw it at
his face, Tarzan barely missing it, skinned his forehead. Tarzan soared across the floor with a purplish black aura around him then punched Banzai who went flying
across the Elephant graveyard. Nala was slammed onto the floor pined by Shenzi, Nala started to scream and pushed her off with her human legs into Shenzi's gut.
When she got up, Nala kneed her in her chest. Shenzi reluctantly got up and had enough. " Let's go! They mean business!" "But-" "Let's go Banzai you're badly hurt
let's go! But pretty lion…watch out cause we'll be back!" Then they ran off. Though heartless were still there, Nala and Tarzan had no fight left in them so they and
the other's left before they could get caught by those things. They ran panting and finally reached the other side of the graveyard. When the heartless disappeared,
they continued to walk on. "Childhood." Nala blurted out in pain. "What?" "Childhood I know them from. They tried to kill me and my friend." "You know you really
care for him don't you?" "He was dear to me." She said looking away.